Hoover gave a similar presentation to the Parks and Recreation Board at its Dec. 19 meeting and the board decided to recommend closing the pool. The presentation says the pool has remained open the last two seasons thanks to donations and in its current state “is now considered a safety issue.”

“It will be a change in the summer,” Hoover said. “But I think there will … be something great on the other side.”

If the council decides to close the pool, Hoover said the parks department will work on a solution that is more efficient and environmentally friendly. They also have discussed plans with the same architects that recently worked on the Nixon pool.

“I think there are a lot of positive things to come out of it,” she said. “It will open another door for sure.”

The more popular classes could be offered through other groups.

“I like to remain positive about this,” Hoover said. “I think the community has been wonderful in the last several summers and the last 38 years the pool has been opened.”

She added she hopes that support and the enjoyment people receive from the pool will help bring in donations to do something new.

The pool has not undergone any major updates since it opened in 1975 and major concerns include corroding boilers, chlorine damage to equipment in the mechanical room and the need for a new roof.

The pool has offered many activities, such as swimming lessons, water aerobics, aqua zumba, rehabilitation programs and has, on average, 10,000 participants a year. The Jackson County Aquatics Club also takes part in the annual Rose City Invitational Swim meet at Ella Sharp Park pool where 375 swimmers from 28 clubs compete in more than 2,000 individual swim events.